Behold — What they should be – Charles Spurgeon

In the Cathedral of St. Mark, in Venice— a marvelous building, lustrous with an Oriental splendor far beyond de- scription—there are pillars said to have been brought from Solomon’s Temple; these are of alabaster, a substance firm and durable as granite, and yet transparent, so that the light glows through them. Behold an emblem of what all true pillars of the church should be — firm in their faith, and transparent in their character; men of simple Mould, ignorant of tortuous and deceptive ways, and yet men of strong will, not readily to be led aside, or bent from their uprightness. A few such alabaster men we know; may the great Master- builder place more of them in his temple!